You can place your horse in the pasture in order to give him forage. So long as he stays there long enough to give him the amount that he needs, you will not need to feed him forage from the feed box.
Yes
Yes that is the most common way to get fresh forage
very true
A horse in a good pasture will do.
Forage content will decrease until the rancher puts the cattle into another pasture to graze. Cattle will graze the pasture until a) they can't any more or b) the rancher sees that they've taken off enough and moves them to a fresh pasture.
It can so long as the grass is of good quality and there is at least one acre per horse , 2 acres are better.
A horse should be able to have access to good pasture and hay ad libitum. On richer pasture, a horse should have access to hay all the time to aid in ease of digestion because grass that is growing quickly tends to have the similar levels of protein and carbohydrates as a horse on a "hot" diet or grain diet would have. Roughage in the form of hay eases digestion and prevents founder for horses that are on rich pasture. Pastures that are of lower quality or that do not have such high-quality forage is more safer for a horse to be on 24/7. Clipped pastures are also good for horses to be on; the clippings act as a source of hay when they are grazing on pasture. However, do not let them eat fresh clippings or give them clippings that have been raked into piles as this can cause problems such as colic
No if you put a ligh layer over the pasture then no, this is actually extremly benificial to the grass (for horse manure is great fertilizer).
Let your horse graze in a fresh pasture. Most of the time, fresh forage has a lot more minerals than hay and oats. However, you should check if your area's soil has a good amount of minerals or not. Sometimes areas have too much, and other times they have too little. Also try salt licks- let them have as much or as little as they want! your welcome unforgivablegal x
When Johnny Tremain took Nan and Sandy out for a walk in the fresh pasture, he saw the birds and felt the soft grass underfoot. He also noticed the beauty of the landscape and how peaceful it was compared to the bustling city.
Yes it can, my old horse used to be out all year round and as long as supplemented if the supply is low or not of good quality they should be fine. You need to ensure that the area is clear of dangerous items and plants ie ragwort. You do need to make sure that if there is lots of grass or if it is very rich that you ensure your horse is limited as they may get ill.
Well, yes, horses should always have access to fresh water.